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Elephants win eating contest

In the fight of pachyderms vs. people - the pachyderms now have the upper trunk.
 

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    Elephants win eating contest

    In the fight of pachyderms vs. people - the pachyderms now have the upper trunk.
     

    Un-can-ny situation for woodchuck

    A woodchuck struggling with a shiny can stuck on its head lived to tell the "tail" thanks to a couple of passers-by.

    Police protect and serve doughnuts

    Local police aren't just protecting citizens, they're also serving them -- baked goods, that is.

    Woman charged with stealing skunk

    Authorities say they've arrested two people connected to the theft of a baby skunk from a Sarasota pet store.

    Un-bee-lievable: Swarm delays game

    The delay, which came with two outs in the top of the ninth, certainly gave a new meaning to getaway day.

    Cabbie sprays attacker with deodorant

    Police in suburban Chicago say a taxi driver who didn't have Mace handy when he was attacked by a knife-wielding passenger instead disarmed the man with a can

    NYPD rook makes arrest after graduation

    A New York Police Department rookie just couldn't wait to get started.

    Students get X-rated class DVD

    A Northern California elementary school teacher sent her students home for the summer with a video of class memories, only the DVD included six seconds of her

    R.I. town claims oldest July 4th party

    In July 1785, the citizens of this waterfront town assembled to heap praise on their newly minted nation and to thank God for helping them survive a fierce

    Rare American document found in Britain

    British researchers have announced the discovery of a rare original copy of America's Declaration of Independence - just in time for the Fourth of July.
     

    Olympian exposed by swimsuit malfunction

    A swimsuit malfunction forced an Olympic swimmer to sit out a championship race Wednesday. And she can blame her new "more than skin" suit.

    Newborn baby found in Porta Potty

    A Maryland woman is facing charges after she left a newborn infant in a Porta Potty.

    Police pull over 11-year-old boy

    Police pulled over an 11-year-old student with special needs for running a stop sign after he took his teacher's car for a joy ride in Houston.

    Pastor gets Tasered in police incident

    Police in Webster, Texas used a Taser on a pastor and pepper spray to disperse members of his congregation after police said the pastor tried to interfere with

    Video: Chief, cop kissed in cruiser

    The police chief has retired after a video became public showing him and a female officer kissing and caressing in the front of a police cruiser while a

    Mastodon bones found in backyard pond

    Excavators expanding a pond in the backyard of a Portland-area home unearthed mastodon bones, a find confirmed by a University of Michigan professor.

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